AI in Pharmacy Dispensing and Verification Quiz

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1. According to FDA DSCSA guidance, what information is part of a drug-package product identifier?
   • A standardized numeric identifier, serial number, lot number, and expiration date
   • Tablet color and shape only
   • A patient’s diagnosis and allergies
   • The prescribing pharmacist’s name only
2. What did the cited MedGuard study evaluate in outpatient medication decision support?
   • A guarantee that no prescription could be wrong
   • Alert acceptance, wrong-drug errors, and look-alike/sound-alike alerts
   • The color recognition accuracy of tablet photos
   • A model’s ability to set pharmacy law
3. What medication-related issues can computer-triggered decision support flag at prescribing?
   • Whether a pharmacy is open
   • Whether a tablet photo is attractive
   • Potential drug-drug interactions, drug-allergy problems, and dosing issues
   • Whether a patient prefers a brand name
4. What did the cited prescription-extraction study process?
   • Scanned receipts from retail stores
   • X-ray images of pill bottles
   • Barcode scans from a warehouse
   • Unstructured medication information in clinical discharge summaries
5. What does ASHP safe-use guidance address for automated dispensing cabinets?
   • Policies, procedures, and quality-assurance processes for safe use
   • A rule that all clinical review is automated
   • A guarantee that every cabinet override is safe
   • A single rule for every jurisdiction
6. What is one mechanism that can contribute to alert fatigue?
   • A unique warning that appears only once
   • Repeated or low-value alerts can reduce attention to later warnings
   • A barcode that correctly matches the drug package
   • A missing user interface
7. What did the cited barcode eMAR study find about medication-administration errors?
   • Every medication error was eliminated
   • Barcode use replaced clinical checks
   • Barcode use reduced errors in the studied setting but did not eliminate them
   • A barcode confirmed the prescribed dose was clinically appropriate
8. What is one purpose of a serialized product identifier under DSCSA?
   • Diagnose a drug allergy
   • Determine whether a dose fits a patient
   • Confirm a drug interaction is harmless
   • Support tracing a covered drug package through the supply chain